Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1887-09-30
GRAPHICS.

Read the for-sale column.
Circuit Court Docket on our
eighth page.
Eggs are II cts at the Creamery
Grocery this week.
Peter Reese of Novinger, has
three three-year-old steers, which
he offers at SD per head.
We regret to announce that Mr..
S. ]. Miller is quite sick. His
disease has developed into typhoid
fever.
The Q. NJ. & P, has a self D ro-
polling pile driver. The only
thing of the kind there IS in the
west
Mr.. S. ]. Miller, of Kirksville,
was a guest at our Fair last Fri
day He is clever gentleman
and fine judge of horses.-Home
Press.
j. B. Fridley and wife extend
greatful thanks to all who have so
kindly assisted them, since the sad
accident which befell their little
son, Leroy.
About 100 veterans left for st.
Louis via of the Q. NJ. & P.
railroad, last Monday morning.
Additions from Bullion and Bra
shear made the number about 200
from this county.
Some of our farmers have gotten
hold of the idea that our new mill
will not do custom work. We
wish to say to them that the mill
will do both custom and merchant
work, and that the custom work
Will be equal to the work of any
merchant mill in the country.
W. r. Poor, a brakeman on the
Wabash Western, while putting
some tramps off the front end Of
the train last Friday, lost his bal
ance and went overheard. The
train was running about fifteen
miles per hour, and he was con-
siderably bruised. The engineer
saw him fall and stopped the train
and he was taken on board.
We invite the attention of our
patrons to the advertisement of
Wrought Iron Range Co., in this
GRAPHIC. Their ranges have had
an immense sale in Knox county
and Adair. The representatives
of this company Will wait on you
in few days and take your orders.
W. W. Shelton will work in the
northern halfiof the county, and
{. L. Hilton in the southern half.
Rain began falling here at an
early hour Monday morning and
kept it up, almost without inter-
mission till yesterday morning.
The soil has become soaked, and
the wheat, rye and blue grass will
make splendid growth in s. short
time. Three weeks of warm wealth
er, such as we usually have at this
season, will largely increase the
supply of winter feed.
Last Monday evening shortly
after the Cannon-ball train left
Harvey, Iowa, the engineer was
seized with something like a fit.
While the train was going at full
speed the train men felt a jar as
though the steam had been re-
versed. This attracted the fire.
mans attention and he glanced
toward the engineer just in time to
see him fall backward. The fire.
man caught him and prevented his
falling out of the window, and then
stopped the train. The passen-
gers assisted in carrying him to
the mail car. He was brought to
Ottumwa where engines were
changed. When they arrived
there the Engineer was still una.
BILE to speak. He is a man who
never drinks and his sudden
attack is unaccountable.
A worse time could not have
been selected for the G. A. r. en-
campment than the present weel
has proved to be. AS here so ha:
it been in st. Louis, constant
rain, making the streets miserable
and every one damp and I'M
comfortable. The grand parade
was postponed Tuesday on account
of the weather, only to wait for {
worse day. Wednesday morning
the parade took place in a drench
ing rain. Ten thousand veterans
were in line, and the harder i
rained the more enthusiastic they
became. Commander in-Chief
Fairchild headed the parade, ant
Governor Larabee rode at the keat
of the Iowa column. Had tn,
weather been fair, at least fort.
thousand men would have been il
line Concidarinp the circum